Sheen praises "marvel" Andrew Garfield

Martin Sheen has praised his Spider-Man co-star Andrew Garfield.

The former West Wing actor, who plays Peter Parker's uncle in director Marc Webb's franchise revamp, told Total Film that he is expecting the British actor to become "a huge star".

"He's quite the marvel, a very fine actor," Sheen said. "He's a lovely guy, very disciplined, very focused. He called me up and said, 'This is Andrew Garfield' and I said, 'Who?' and he said, 'Uh, we're in the movie together...' and I said, 'Yeah, what part do you play?' and he said, 'Uh, I play your nephew!' I liked him instantly.

"We had a wonderful lunch and laughed and joked and he said, 'Just feel free to bring whatever you like' and I said, 'Absolutely.' The guy who's directing takes a beating because his last name is Webb! But he's lovely."

Sheen noted that he admires Garfield's flexibility as an actor, adding: "He works in a very organic way - he loves accidents when something happens in a scene that causes him to do something else. I went through a couple of very emotional scenes and he was right there, focused.

"And he was the same off camera. He didn't slack off. No, sir! He was equally emotional off camera. Very impressive. He's going to be a huge star."